Ansoft Releases Free Version of Maxwell Software.Business Editors, High Tech Writers PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 24, 2002 Ansoft Corporation (Nasdaq:ANST ANST Association of Neuropsychology Students in Training ANST After Negative Skin Test ) today launched a new campaign to expand the use of its electromagnetic and electrostatic simulation software Simulation software is based on the process of imitating a real phenomenon with a set of mathematical formulas. It is, essentially, a program that allows the user to observe an operation through simulation without actually running the program. by offering a free subset of the company's commercially available Maxwell 2D. The software, marketed as Maxwell(R) SV, contains advanced 2D electric fields, AC/DC AC/DC adj. Slang Having a bisexual orientation. [From the likening of a bisexual person to an appliance that works on either alternating or direct current. magnetic fields magnetic fields, n.pl the spaces in which magnetic forces are detectable; created by magnetostrictive ultrasonic scalers to cause the tips of instruments such as ultrasonic scalers to vibrate. , and eddy-current solvers that engineering design professionals, professors, and students use to design components such as sensors, actuators, motors, and transformers. "When I founded Ansoft 18 years ago, I believed that electromagnetic field electromagnetic field Property of space caused by the motion of an electric charge. A stationary charge produces an electric field in the surrounding space. If the charge is moving, a magnetic field is also produced. A changing magnetic field also produces an electric field. simulation would become increasingly important to mainstream electrical design," said Zoltan Cendes, Ansoft's Chairman and Chief Technology Officer. "That vision is truer today than ever before. And we're accelerating this trend by offering a free version of software that is already widely used in the industry. I fully expect that many more practicing engineers will download the software for their daily work." With the free download, users around the world have access to premium electronic design automation (EDA (1) (Electronic Design Automation) Using the computer to design, lay out, verify and simulate the performance of electronic circuits on a chip or printed circuit board. ) software that can calculate electrical quantities, including force, torque, inductance, capacitance, and resistance. The software also features a graphical post processor for field visualization. Maxwell SV's key features include: -- 2D Electric Field Simulation -- 2D DC Magnetic Field Simulation -- 2D AC Magnetic Field Simulation -- Graphical 2D Modeler and Post Processor -- Automatic, Adaptive Meshing -- Material Database -- DXF/DWG File Import "My students and I have used Maxwell software for more than three years, and we eagerly await the release of the new student version," said John Brauer, Adjunct Associate Professor at the Milwaukee School of Engineering's Department of Electrical Engineering electrical engineering: see engineering. electrical engineering Branch of engineering concerned with the practical applications of electricity in all its forms, including those of electronics. and Computer Science. "We use the software to find electrostatic fields in printed circuits, to compute inductances of coils, and to find magnetic fields and forces of solenoid solenoid (sō`lənoid'), device made of a long wire that has been wound many times into a tightly packed coil; it has the shape of a long cylinder. actuators. Maxwell's accuracy is impressive, and my students can learn to use the program in less than an hour." To download Maxwell SV and related documentation, go to www.ansoft.com/maxwellsv. Please note that the software is not supported. About Maxwell 2D Ansoft's Maxwell 2D field simulator is a comprehensive, easy-to-use software tool for design problems requiring an accurate, two-dimensional representation of electric or magnetic field behavior. Maxwell 2D quickly obtains critical device parameters, such as force, torque, induction, and saturation effects from the physical design information on PCs and UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). workstations. For more information on Maxwell 2D, please visit www.ansoft.com/products/em/max2d. About Ansoft Ansoft is a leading developer of high-performance electronic design automation (EDA) software. Engineers use Ansoft software to design state-of-the-art products, such as standard automotive components and systems, 42-volt systems, hybrid cars, electric vehicles, drive-by-wire systems, power electronics, fuel-cell technology, wireless products, integrated circuits Integrated circuits Miniature electronic circuits produced within and upon a single semiconductor crystal, usually silicon. Integrated circuits range in complexity from simple logic circuits and amplifiers, about 1/20 in. (1. (ICs), and printed circuit boards (PCBs). Ansoft markets its software worldwide through its own direct sales force and has comprehensive customer-support and training offices throughout North America, Asia, and Europe. For more information, please visit www.ansoft.com. |
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